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    scenery gives the poet a kind of secluded thoughts. The poet writes, “Which on a wild deep secluded scene impress / Thoughts of more deep seclusion…” (6-7). Generally speaking, the first stanza is dedicated to describing the natural beauties of the Wye Valley. He describes the cliffs, waters, green landscape, unripe fruits, and wreathes of smoke the poet sees in the forest at that

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    Representations of Time: Wordsworth and Constable I do not know how without being culpably particular I can give my Reader a more exact notion of the style in which I wished these poems to be written, than by informing him that I have at all times endeavored to look steadily at my subject; consequently, I hope that there is in these Poems little falsehood of description, and my ideas are expressed in language fitted to their respective importance. Something I must have gained by this practice

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    in so many ways kept him in touch with his creator and with his inner self. Once that Wordsworth returns from this journey he comes to his place of sanctuary to find that he once again sees it in a whole different perspective. When he is upon his valley he is over whelmed with gratitude. He is in a sense in awe and as Stephen

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    W. Turner Page 214 .Student Outcome 1. Think analytically and critically about individual works of art. A. The basic elements of the piece interior of Tintern Abbey by J.M.W. Turner is watercolor. When Turner was nineteen he looked around the Wye

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    Picturesque as Rhetorical Mode in "Tintern Abbey" Presentation Outline: I. Brief definition and discussion of the picturesque II. Discussion of Wordsworth's repudiation of the picturesque III. Pinpointing elements of the picturesque in "Tintern Abbey" IV. Discussion of Wordsworth's use of the picturesque as a rhetorical device I. Define and Discuss Picturesque The concept of the picturesque came out of a need for a label for that gray

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    Analysis of Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth William Wordsworth existed in a time when society and its functions were beginning to rapidly pick up. The poem that he 'Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye', gave him a chance to reflect upon his quick paced life by taking a moment to slow down and absorb the beauty of nature that allows one to 'see into the life of things'; (line 49). Wordsworth's 'Tintern Abbey'; takes you on a series of emotional states

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    Upon the very first reading of William Wordsworth’s ‘Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting The Banks of The Wye During a Tour, 13th July 1798’, one comes across the theme of memory and Wordsworth’s love for nature ( themes frequently explored by Wordsworth in several of his poems). However, both these themes work in an inter-connected and intertwined manner in the said poem. The very first line itself sets a nostalgic mood to the poem. It depicts Wordsworth’s contemplation

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    demonstrated in the poem of “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth, he often relates sublimity with Nature. The title: “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” implies the author was writing his poem at the River Wye, which is located at “a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”, England. Given that he was composing the poem at the river, which is part of nature; we can interpret that majority of what he was expressing in the poem, is within the

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    favorite reading of the second semester was Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth. To understand the reading you have to understand a little bit about the author, he loved nature and loved writing. Tintern Abbey is about his second visit to the valley of the River Wye and ruins of Tintern Abbey. Incase you don’t know what that is it used to be a medieval church in Wales. He compares his first visit to his second visit and how it has changed. Not only have it changed physically but, the meaning behind

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    the age of seventeen would be able to fit through, unless if they were smaller than normal. The valley also had a small stream that was connected to waterfalls on hills that were across the valley from each other. In this particular valley, there was one small, cozy cottage in the middle. Surrounded by abundant herb gardens and livestock, this cottage was miniscule in comparison to the humongous valley. This cottage, was home to an old woman. The old woman’s name was Maria Jenkins, but most people

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